Exclusive: 20th Television has extended its overall deal with Liz Heldens, co-developer and executive producer of the studio’s new crime drama Will Trent, starring Ramon Rodriguez, which premieres on ABC tonight. Under the new pact, Heldens will create, develop, write and produce new series for all platforms.
Heldens started her career at 20th TV — then co-run by Disney General Entertainment Chairman Dana Walden — creating her first pilot, 2000 Fox drama Damaged Goods, and working on series Boston Public, North Shore and Pepper Dennis. Heldens returned to the studio in 2016 and has been under an overall deal there ever since.
She recently developed and is executive producing and showrunning with Dan Thomsen Will Trent, based on the book series by Karin Slaughter. Previously, she was an executive producer on 20th TV’s award-winning limited series The Dropout for Hulu, the creator, executive producer and showrunner on two 20th TV series for Fox,...
Heldens started her career at 20th TV — then co-run by Disney General Entertainment Chairman Dana Walden — creating her first pilot, 2000 Fox drama Damaged Goods, and working on series Boston Public, North Shore and Pepper Dennis. Heldens returned to the studio in 2016 and has been under an overall deal there ever since.
She recently developed and is executive producing and showrunning with Dan Thomsen Will Trent, based on the book series by Karin Slaughter. Previously, she was an executive producer on 20th TV’s award-winning limited series The Dropout for Hulu, the creator, executive producer and showrunner on two 20th TV series for Fox,...
- 1/3/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Freeform has put into development La Ultra, a one-hour black comedy neo-noir from former The Passage producer Dennis Saldua, series creator Liz Heldens, and 20th Century Fox TV, where Heldens is under a deal.
Written by Saldua, La Ultra is a modern, genre-bending take on the La neo-noir. The story centers on the mysterious disappearance of an actress and the unlikely Angelenos who have the best chance of finding her… her stand-in and the set cop. The outrageous and increasingly chaotic investigation takes the duo deep into the surreal and seedy La, as they begin to uncover a dark conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power.
Saldua executive produces with Heldens via her 20th TV-based Selfish Mermaid. Quinn Haberman co-executive produces for Selfish Mermaid. 20th Century Fox TV is the studio.
Saldua was most recently a producer on Heldens’ The Passage, which aired for one season on Fox,...
Written by Saldua, La Ultra is a modern, genre-bending take on the La neo-noir. The story centers on the mysterious disappearance of an actress and the unlikely Angelenos who have the best chance of finding her… her stand-in and the set cop. The outrageous and increasingly chaotic investigation takes the duo deep into the surreal and seedy La, as they begin to uncover a dark conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power.
Saldua executive produces with Heldens via her 20th TV-based Selfish Mermaid. Quinn Haberman co-executive produces for Selfish Mermaid. 20th Century Fox TV is the studio.
Saldua was most recently a producer on Heldens’ The Passage, which aired for one season on Fox,...
- 1/29/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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